Regents Questions Sound Waves

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

• frequency
• wavelength
• pitch
• amplitude

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Material (matter) through which a wave travels

• medium
• Doppler Effect
• sound
• pitch

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When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes

• pitch
• frequency
• Doppler Effect
• medium

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As a sound source approaches and then moves past a stationary observer, the observer will hear

• a steady rise in pitch
• a sudden drop in pitch
• a drop in pitch, then a rise in pitch
• a rise in pitch, then a drop in pitch

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If the distance represented by the letter A were increased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?

• The sound would be higher. 
• The sound would be lower. 
• The sound would be softer. 
• The sound would be louder. 

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Standing waves are created by

• Two identical waves reflecting off each other

• Two identical waves being diffracted together

• Two identical waves move through each other in opposite directions

• Two identical waves are diffracted from two identical sources

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What number harmonic is shown in C

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What number harmonic is shown in A

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What number harmonic is shown in D

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What number harmonic is shown in B

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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